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CLEMENT C. CLAVVSON, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

GAME APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 517,436, dated April 3,1894.

Application filed January 3, 1894. Serial No. 495,494. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CLEMENT G. CLAWSON,

ark,in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Game Apparatus; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear,

and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothersjskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to lettersof reference marked thereon, which form apart of this specification.

The object of my present invention is to provide a novel form ofcoin-operated gameapparatus, and to this end my invention consists inthe construction, arrangement andcombination of parts,'such as will behereinafter more f ully set forth, and finally embodied in the clausesof the claim.

Reference is to he had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, and in which similar letters of reference areemployed to indicate corresponding parts in all of the views. Y

In said drawings,Figure l is a front elevation of my novel form ofgame-apparatus. Fig. 2 is a side View of the same; and Fig. 3 is avertical sectionof the apparatus, taken on line :17 in Fig.1, clearlyillustrating the inner mechanism of the device. Fig. 4 is a view of theapparatus from the back, with the door removed, and Fig. 5 is-a view,similar to that illustrated in Fig. 3, with a coin or counter inposition in, one of the coin chutes, ready to operate a certain pivotedshelf. Fig. 6 is a View, similar to that illustrated in Fig. 4, with acoin in position in the operating mechanism, and Fig. 7 is aview similarto that shown in Fig. 5, illustrating the pivoted shelf in its tiltedposition. Fig. 8 is a horizontal section of the machine, taken on line yin Fig. 1.

Fig. 9 is a detail perspective View of one of the coin chutes employedin connection with the mechanism illustrated in Figs. 4 and 6. Fig. 10is a detail perspective view of the pivoted shelf and bearings employedin connection therewith. Figs. 11 and 12 are perspective views ofcertain parts in the upper portion of the machine, for properlyconveying a deposited coin to the mechanism within jview of one of thecoin receivers. r a citizen of the United States, residing at New j Inthe drawings, A designates a suitable casing, which is preferably of theshape illus-- trated in Figs. 1, 2, 3 et seq, being provided with a basea, a top a? and a front a The back of the machine is provided with adoor a secured to the top a by means of a suitable hinge or hinges b andat the bottom by a lock b, as will be clearly seen from Figs. 3, 5 and7. I

The front a of the machine is provided in the top with a suitableopening, in which is arranged a frame 0. provided with a glass a Behindthis glass window and secured to the sides and top of the casingA is apartition or wall a, which terminates directly above three sties orcompartments 0, O and 0 each being formed by a looking glass or othersuit- .able side 0, a slotted back 0', partitions c extending toward-thefrontofthe machine,and thelower portion of the said glass window a Thefloor or bottom of each sty or compartment 0, ,O' and O is a hinged orpivoted plate e, see Fig. 10, provided with a cam -sha.ped

arm 6' which normally fits-intoa slot 0 in the back 0, see Figs. 3 and5, each plate or shelf e being normally forced against the lower edge ofthe frame a by the action of aspring f secured at one end to a pin orscrewf in a partition or wall a in the bottom of the casing A, while theupper end of said spring is connected with an arm or finger e formedfonsaid hinge-plate e. 1

Each hinge-plate c, of which there arethree in number, is pivotallysecured between the holding devices h, each of which is provided withpins h which are passed into perforations e in the pintles e on saidplates e, as

will be clearly understood from Figs. 4, 6

and 10. Directly in front of said partition or Wall a are suitableinclines a anda, arranged asshown in Figs. 3, 5 and 7, directly behindthe front piece a As will be seen from said figures, said piece aextends but part way down the front of the casing A; leav:

ing an opening a from which extends ametallic plate or tray (1..

.In the partition or wall a are suitablyse-- cured placed spring pins ornails 71,.the heads of which are in close contact with the-inner sur-vvface of the glass of, as shown. Said pinsare staggered in the mannerillustrated in Fig. 1., being arranged in rows, alternately, one abovethe other, as shown.

In Fig. 11, I have illustrated a coin receiver g provided with anopening g and a lip 9 Said receiver is secured to the back of the saidpartition or wall a by means of screws 9 passed through holes g in therim of said receiver and the lip g is arranged in a suitable opening inthe middle of the upper portion of said partition a. As will be seenfrom Figs. 1, 3, 5 and 7, said lip 9 extends through an opening j in asuitable escutcheon plate j, suitably secured over said opening in saidwall or partition a. Lower down in said partition or wall arethreeopenings in which are arranged suitable coin receivers 70, 7c and ksubstantially asillustrated in Fig. 1. Each ct these receivers isprovided with a suitableopening 70 and a lip k which passes a coinentering into one of these receivers,

into either one of three coin-chutes Z, Z or Z secured to the back ofsaid partition a, as clearly shown in Figs. 4 and 6. Each of the chutesZ, Z or Z are provided with perforated ears or lugs Z for securing thechute, by means of screws or pins to the said partition. The lowerportion of each chute is provided with the oppositely placed guides Zand Z while the lowerside Z is provided with an opening Z into whichsaid cam-shaped arm e on each hinge-plate e projects, and whereby, whena coin has entered into and passed from the said coin receiver g, downbetween the pinst' into one of said receivers 7c, 7a or and thence intoone of the chutes Z, Z or Z said coin is arrested and held in positionby the cam surface of said arm e and the guides Z and Z as clearly shownin Figs. 4 and 5. As will be seen from Figs. 4 and 6, I have secured tothe back of said wall or partition a, suitable guides m and m in whichis made to reciprocate a suitable arm it, provided at the lower endwithin the casing A, with oppositely projecting arm-portions n and 12and its upper end extending through an openingin the top of the casingand being provided with a coin-receiving and holding recess n Saidrecess n, as will be seen from Figs. 1 and 3, projects normally above asleeve-1ike portion m connected with the upper guide 112, substantiallyas shown, and connected with the lower portion of said arm n and theoppositely extending arm portions n and 11 are downwardly projectingfingers 0, 0' and 0 Said fingers are preferably bifurcated at theirextreme lower ends, and being made of spring metal, are slightly curved,as shown, which causes them to normally project between the guides Z andZ as will be clearly seen from Figs. 1 and 3.

To operate the machine, acoin or counter is placed in the recess a ofthe arm n, as will be seen from Fig. 3. The operator then pushes uponthe knob or top 71 0f said arm 72, causing the parts to assume thepositions illustrated inFigs. 6 and 7. The recess 91 is thereby broughtopposite the receiver g,which takes up the coin. As soon as the operatorhas removed his hand from the top of the arm n, springs 19 and 19 causethe return of said arm n and the parts connected therewith to theirnormal positions, bringing the recess u again into position to receiveasecond coin. In the meantime, the previously deposited coin passes fromsaid receiver g, down between the pins 2', from one to the other, eitherinto one of the coin-receivers 70, 7a or 70 or, it the coin passes bythese, it willfinally pass into one of the sties or compartments 0, O or0 thus being a loser to the operator or player of the machine. In thismanner the said three sties or compartments are very often filled withmany coins or counters, as will be evident. It on the otherhand,however,a coin passes into either of the receivers k, 70 or 70 thecoin will pass into one of the chutes Z, Z or Z as has been stated inthe above, and as illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5. The player or operatorthen, without placing a second coin or counter in the recess 12., oncemore pushes down the arm n. The lower end of the fingers o, 0 or 0 asthe case may be, will then force the coin from the chute, at the sametime pressing against the camshaped tongue or arm 6" on the hinged platee, thereby causing the latter to assume the position illustrated in Fig.7. This empties all the money or counters in this compart ment upon thetray inthe bottom of the machine and the player is the winner thereof.When the arm n and the fingers 0, 0' and :0 are caused, by the springs13 and p to return to their normal positions, the coin previously passedfrom the chute Z, Z or Z and held by the guides Z and Z and thecam-shaped arm e, drops in the portion ofthe casing A, be hind thepartition 0. and the profit of the owner of the apparatus. It willbeseen that while the fingers o, 0' and 0 all work simultaneously withthe arm n, only one hingeplate a is worked, if there happens to be acoin or counter in the chute connected with said plate. By thisarrangement, it is possible for the several compartments 0, O and G tobe filled with coins or counters passing by the receivers 70, 7s and 73,and any one of said compartments can be emptied by the coin passing intothe respective receiver 70, 7a or connected therewith.

If it is desired to fill the two end compartments 0 and C with coinsbefore the machine is operated, I have devised the device rillnstratedmore especially in Figs. 1 and 8. It consists of a bar 4" arranged toslide in slots or openings a in. the sides of the casing A,

and being made to slide across the face'of the partition or wall a". Themovement of said bar 0, either to the right or left is limited by thecit-sets r coming in contact with suitable screws 8, as will be clearlyunderstood from Fig. 1. Secured on the face of said partition or wall aare two strips t and i, see Fig. 1, which conduct a coin directly downinto the end compartments 0 and O As will be seen from Fig. 8, said bar'1' is provided at or near its ends with recesses r and r respectively.

A coin can be placed into either of these re-v cesses and by pushingsaid bar inwardly, as

my invention to the exact arrangement and construction of parts hereinshown and described, as I am fully aware that they may be departedtherefrom without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Any number of sties or compartments C, 0, 0 &;c., may be employed, andthe mechanism and coin receivers connected therewith can be changed'andarranged to correspond with the number of sties used.

By my improvements, a simple and effectively working game-apparatus hasbeenv devised,which can be played-for amusement or maybe played forprizes, as'may be desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I- claim isv 1. The hereindescribed wall or partition a and a series of sties or compartmentsprovided with. hinged bottoms, in combination with means, substantiallyas described, for

forcing a coinor counter in front of said wall or partition, andmechanism for conveying thecoin'or counter back of said wall orpartition for operating either of saidhinged bottoms connected with saidsties; or compartments, substantially as and for the set forth. r I

2. The herein described wall or partition a pins 2' arranged on saidpartition or wall, and a series of sties or compartments provided withhinged. bottoms, in combination with means, substantially as described,for forcing a coin or counter in front of said wall or partition, andmechanismforconveying the coin or counter back ofsaid wall or partitionfor operating either of said hinged bottoms, substantially as and forthe purposes set forth.

3. In a game apparatus, in combination, a casing, having a wall orpartition a therein, pins '5 on said wall or partition, aspring-actuated rod provided with a coin-receiving recess, means forreceiving the coin from said recess in said rod and forcing it onto saidpins, and coin receiving sties or compart ments, each compartment beingprovided with a hinged bottom, and mechanism for operating said hingedbottoms, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

4. In a game-apparatus, in combination, a

purposes casing, having a wall or partition (1 therein,

pins 2' on said wall or partition, a spring-actuated rod provided with acoin-receivlng recess, means for receiving the coin from said recess insaid rod and forcing it onto said pins, and coin-receiving sties orcompartments, a hinged bottom e in each sty or compartment, a cam-shapedarm e on each bottom, an arm 6 thereon, and a spring f connected witheach arm e and mechanism adapted to engage with said cam-shaped arms ;eupon the interposition of a coin or counter to operate either of thehinged bottoms, substantially as and for the purposes set forth..

5. In a game-apparatus, in combination, a wall or partition a", pins 1.arranged thereon,

substantially as set forth, a coin receiver 9, provided with a lip 9coin receivers 70, k and 10 each provided with an opening and a lip It,means for conveying a coin or counterinto said receiver 9, and mechanismfor'conveying the coin from said receivers is, k or 10 back of said wallor partition a, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

6. In a game-apparatus, in combination, a

wall or partition a, pins 1; arranged thereon,

substantially as set forth, a coin receiver 9 provided with a lip 9 coinreceivers is, is and k each provided with an opening and a lip 10 meansfor conveying a coin orcounterinto said receiver g, and mechanism forconveying the coin from said receivers in, it or le back of said wall orpartition a consisting essentially of chutes Z, Z and Z havingcoinguides Z and Z substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

7. The herein described wall or partition 01. and a series of sties orcompartments, provided with hinged bottoms, in combination,

with a coin receiver g,provided with a lip 9*, coin receivers 70, 7candlc each provided with an openingand alip 16*, means for conveying acoin or counter lnto said receiver 9, and.

mechanism for conveying the coin from said receivers is, k or 10 back ofsaid wall or paritition a, substantially as and for thepurpos'es setforth.

p 8. The herein described wall or partition a .and a series of sties orcompartments, provided with hinged bottoms,.-in combination, with a coinreceiver g,provided with alip coin receivers 70, lo and-k each providedwith an opening and a lip 10 means for conveying a coin or counter into,said receiver 9, and

mechanism for conveying the coin from said receivers k, k or k ,back ofsaid wall or partition a, consisting essentially of coin chutes Z, Z andZ having coin guides Z and Z substantially as and for the purposes setforth.

9. The herein described wall or partition a and a series of sties orcompartments, provided with hinged bottoms, in combination, with a coinreceiver g,provided with a lip g coin receivers is, k and 10 eachprovided with an opening and a lip 10 means for conveying a coin orcounter into said receiver 9, consisting essentially of aspring-actuated rod provided with a coin receiving recess, from whichthe coin is dropped into said receiver g, and mechanism for conveyingthe coin from said receivers 7c, is or it back of said wall or partitiona, substantially as and for poses set forth.

10. The herein described wall or partition a and a series of sties orcompartments, provided with hinged bottoms, in combination, with a coinreceiver g, provided with a lip 9 coin receivers k, and 70 each providedwith an opening and a lip 70 means for conveying a coin or counter intosaid receiver g, consisting essentially of a spring-actuated rod provided with a coin receiving recess, from which the coin is dropped intosaid receiver g, and mechanism for conveying the coin from saidreceivers k, 70 or 70 back of said wall or parthe purtition a,consisting essentially of coin chutes 1,1 and 1*, having coin-guides land Z and spring-fingers o, o and 0 connected with said spring-actuatedbar, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

11. The herein described spring-actuated rod 01, provided with fingers0, 0' and 0 in combination with coin chutes Z, Z and Z and hingedbottoms of coin receptacles, said hinged bottoms being adapted to beoperated by said fingers upon the interposition of a coin or counterwhen said spring-actuated rod is depressed,substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

12. The herein described springactuated rod n, provided with fingers 0,0' and 0 in combination with coin chutes Z, Z and liand hinged bottomsof coin receptacles, each bottom being provided with a cam-shaped arm eadapted to be operated by said fingers, when a coin has been placedbetween them, an arm e connected with each hinged bottom, and a springconnected with each arm e substantially as and for the purposes setforth.

13. In a game apparatus, in combination, a wall or partition a pinsarranged on said wall or partition, substantially as set forth, and coinreceivers 7t, 7t and k in said wall or partition, arranged,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

14. In a game apparatus,in combination, a wall or partition a, pinsarranged on said wall or partition, substantially as set forth, coinreceivers k, 7.5 and 7c in said wall or partition, and coin-receivingsties or compartments 0, O and C arranged, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

15. In a game apparatus, in combination, a wall or partition 0., pinsarranged on said wall or partition, substantially as set forth,

coin receivers 7c, 70' and k in said wall or partition, andcoin-receiving sties or compartments 0, 0 and 0 each sty or compartmenthaving a hinged bottom e, means for conveying a coin or counter fromsaid receivers 70, 7a or W, back of said wall or partition, andmechanism for operating either of said hinged bottoms, substantially asand for the purposes set forth.

16. The herein described game apparatus,

comprising therein a wall or partition a and a series of sties orcompartments, provided with hinged bottoms, a series of pins arranged onsaid wall or partition, means for forcing a coin or counter in front ofsaid wall or partition, mechanism for conveying the coin or counter backof said wall or partition, for operating either of said hinged bot tomsconnected with said sties or compartments, openings at in the oppositesides of the casing of said apparatus, a bar 7" in said opening'adaptedto slide across the face of said wall or partition a, and coin receivingrecesses r and r in. said bar, substantially as and for the purposes setforth.

17. The herein described game apparatus, comprising therein a wall orpartition a and a series of sties or compartments provided with hingedbottoms, a series of pins arranged on said wall or partition, means forforcing a coin or counter back of said wall or partition, for operatingeither of said hinged bottoms connected with said sties or compartments,openings or in the opposite sides of the casing of said apparatus, a bar0' in said opening adapted to slide across the face of said wall orpartition, coin receiving recesses r and r in said bar, and guidest andt on said wall or partition, substantially as and for the purposes setforth.

18. In a game apparatus of the class herein set forth, in combination,with the casing A, and a partition or wall a, a bar 9' adapted to slidefrom side to side across the face of said wall or partition,coin-receiving recesses r and r in said bar, and guides 15 and t on saidwall or partition, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereuntoset my hand this 29th day of December, 1893.

CLEMENT O. CLAWSON.

\Vitnesses:

FREDK. C. FRAENTZEL, .WM. 11. OAMFIELD, Jr.

